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FIPS 83

Guideline on User Authentication Techniques for Computer Network Access Control

Date Published: September 29, 1980

Planning Note (2/8/2005):

The withdrawal of this FIPS was announced in the Federal Register.


Author(s)

National Bureau of Standards

Abstract

Keywords

access control; authentication; authorization; computer network; computer security; encryption; Federal Information Processing Standards Publication; identification token; identity verification; password; personal attribute; personal identification
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Documentation

Publication:
FIPS 83 (DOI)
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Supplemental Material:
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Document History:
09/29/80: FIPS 83

Topics

Security and Privacy
access control

Technologies
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